Things To Do On The Beach – 03

Have a Snooze

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa malanoleuca) Sleeping at Fort De Soto County Park beach

A Group of Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) sleeping at Fort De Soto County Park beach

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) sleeping at Fort De Soto County Park beach

“Exhausted” Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) – apparently a sign that he is really relaxed!

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) taking 40 winks

A Group of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) at sunset

Gear: Nikon D4s, Nikkor 600mm f/4 VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Lexar Digital Film.  For the close-ups mounted on Skimmer Ground Pod II with RRS Ball-head, for the others mounted on RRS Tripod and RRS Gimbal Head

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